Russian President Putin Set to Revive Stalin-Era Counterintelligence Agency, Analysis Shows

Russian President Putin Set to Revive Stalin-Era Counterintelligence Agency, Analysis Shows

President Vladimir Putin, who started his career as a KGB agent, is apparently set to revive a notorious counterintelligence agency from the days of dictator Josef Stalin. It appears in a recent intelligence analysis prepared by the British Ministry of Defence. “At the end of 2023, Russian politicians claimed that the Soviet counterintelligence agency ‘Smersh’ … Read more

Macron praised Kadare. You wrote freely in a country more Stalinist than Stalin, he said

Macron praised Kadare.  You wrote freely in a country more Stalinist than Stalin, he said

The leading contemporary Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has again become a holder of the French Legion of Honor. The highest state award for civilian or military services to the nation was awarded to him by French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Tirana this Monday, AFP reported. Kadare already held the lower rank of … Read more

Karolína Baranová and Martin Pechlát won the Thalia Award for the best performance in a drama

Karolína Baranová and Martin Pechlát won the Thalia Award for the best performance in a drama

CTK Updated 19 minutes ago Karolína Baranová and Martin Pechlát won the Thália Award for the best performance in a drama this year. Baranová received it for her portrayal of Marie Antoinette in David Adjmi’s production of the same name, presented by the FX Šaldy Theater in Liberec. Pechlát was awarded for the role named … Read more

War Thunder Event: Play as Robots and Tanks from Atomic Heart in Cold War Setting with New DLC and Rewards

War Thunder Event: Play as Robots and Tanks from Atomic Heart in Cold War Setting with New DLC and Rewards

Gaijin is quite famous for its unconventional events in War Thunder. They mostly involved an April Fool’s prank where the developers tried out some new game mechanic that was later added to the game. Now the worlds of the Soviet shooter Atomic Heart and War Thunder will come together. You will have the opportunity to … Read more

Former FBI Agent and Soviet Spy Robert Hanssen Dies at 79 in Colorado Prison

Former FBI Agent and Soviet Spy Robert Hanssen Dies at 79 in Colorado Prison

Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who was a Soviet and later Russian spy for many years, died Monday at the age of 79 in a federal prison in Florence, Colorado. An American website reported on the death CBS News. “Service of Corrections found him unconscious in his cell and immediately began CPR on Hanssen,” U.S. … Read more

How Erika Eleniak of the Coast Guard lives today

How Erika Eleniak of the Coast Guard lives today

American actress Erika Eleniak (53) became famous for her role as lifeguard Shauni McClain in the cult series Coast Guard. Although she currently lives in Canada, she is personally affected by the situation in Europe. She has Ukrainian roots from her great grandfather, of which she is very proud. American actress Erika Eleniak became one … Read more

The last head of the KGB has died. He showed the Americans where they had the wiretaps

The last head of the KGB has died.  He showed the Americans where they had the wiretaps

You can also listen to the article in audio version. – On Sunday, Vadim Bakatin, the last chairman of the Committee for State Security (KGB), died in Moscow at the age of 85. Under his leadership, the once powerful and feared Soviet secret police split into several separate intelligence services. This was reported by Rossiyskaya … Read more

Ginzburg: Like a nightmare. I feel like I lived in 1939 before World War II

Ginzburg: Like a nightmare.  I feel like I lived in 1939 before World War II

The coach of the Czech basketball team, Ronen Ginzburg, who works in the Ukrainian Prometej team, left the country with his club last week and settled with him at a training camp in Nymburk. After the Russian attack on Ukraine, it is clear that he will stay with him in the Czech Republic even after … Read more

Cult series Just wait, hares! has a new look. The fans are horrified

Cult series Just wait, hares!  has a new look.  The fans are horrified

Legendary children’s animated series from the times of the Soviet Union Just wait, hares! has been continued. The Russian company Soyuzmultfilm published a trailer and the audience immediately received sharp reactions. 0:45 – – “You’re ruining our grandfathers’ work.” Trailer for the series Just wait, hare! scared the fans. | Video: youtube / Soyuzmultfilm – … Read more